Head of Nursing - Surgery

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious senior nursing leader to join Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust as Head of Nursing for Surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This is a pivotal leadership role within our Surgical Directorate, offering the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, drive quality improvement and lead the delivery of outstanding surgical care across a diverse portfolio of inpatient, outpatient and perioperative services.

As Head of Nursing, you will provide professional, operational and strategic nursing leadership, ensuring the highest standards of patient care, safety, quality and experience. Working closely with the Clinical Director, General Manager, Matrons and multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the Directorate's vision, supporting service transformation and achieving excellence in clinical outcomes.

This role is ideal for an inspirational and compassionate leader who thrives in a complex environment and is passionate about developing services, supporting staff and achieving the best outcomes for patients.

Main duties of the job

Provide strategic and professional nursing leadership across Surgical Services.

Ensure the delivery of safe, effective, responsive and high-quality patient care.

Lead on nursing quality, patient safety, safeguarding, patient experience and clinical governance.

Drive continuous improvement and innovation across surgical pathways and services.

Support the development and implementation of directorate and Trust-wide strategies and objectives.

Work collaboratively with medical, operational and corporate colleagues to improve performance and patient outcomes.

Lead workforce planning, recruitment, retention and succession planning initiatives.

Foster a culture of compassionate leadership, inclusion, accountability and continuous learning.

Ensure effective management of quality indicators, regulatory requirements and performance standards.

Champion evidence-based practice, research, education and professional development.

Lead and support service redesign programmes that enhance efficiency, productivity and patient experience.

Please refer to the Applicant Guide via the link below for key information:- Applying to LGT Guide - Key Information for Applicants

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream